• Year
  • 1931
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 163890
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s); Screengrid 1926-1935
  • Tuned circuits
  • 3 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: P GEM Ch= P - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Notes
  • The Spring-Summer catalog 1931 offers this model GEM with P-chassis as "quadruple screen grid" with afull vision dial and tone control. The first 4 tubes are screen grid types but there is no designation - followed by 245 and 280. The model has a Rola dynamic speaker.

    This model GEM with pnono outlet has a list price of $ 57.50 and a Lafayette selling price of $ 35.22 or $ 27.75 without tubes or $ 37.61 with RCA tubes. See details and summaries in this catalog.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 35.00 $ !
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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